Whip-socket.



B. F. ERWIN. WHI-P SOCKET."

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 9, l9l5.

Patented Feb. 20, 1917.

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BENJAMIN IE. ERWIN, 0F FAIRFAX, MISSOURI.

WHIP-SOCKET.

Application filed October 9, 1915.

To all who 11bit may concern Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. ERWIN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Fairfax, in the county ofAtchison and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in VVhip-Sockets, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in whip sockets andmore particularly to what is known as a safety whip socket.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a whip socketwhich is simple and inexpensive in construction and pro vided with meansfor securely locking the whip therein.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a whip sockethaving a lock therein which can only be operated by an authorized personhaving a key thereto.

. With these and other objects in view the invention consists in thenovel details of construction and arrangement of parts which will bemore clearly understood from the following description and drawings, inwhich,

Figure 1 is a vertical section through the socket showing the whip indotted lines,

Fig. 2 is a transverse section through the socket showing a top plan ofthe locking element which is partly in section,

Fig. 3 is a fragmental side view showing the face of the releasingmechanism, and

Fig. 4 is a detail of the key for operating the look.

In the drawings the numeral 1 indicates the socket which is cylindricalin form, closed at the bottom, and open at the top. The whip lockingelement comprises two semi-circular members indicated at 2 and 3,respectively, the member 2 being rigidly connected to the socket 1 bymeans of rivets 4. The member 3 is in no way connected to the socket,but is pivotally connected to the member 2 at 5 and a spring 6 isconnected at the pivot point and engages both the members 2 and 3,normally holding the members open.

A spring-catch member 7 is secured to the semi-circular member 2 and thefree end is bent at right-angles, as shown at 8 and is adapted to engagethe shoulder formed by the depression 9 in the member 3. A

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 20, 1917.

Serial No. 55,015.

rod 10 is connected to the member 3, passes through the socket 1, and isprovided with an enlarged head the purpose of which will be presentlydescribed.

A rod 11 passes through the socket 1 and on its inner end is providedwith a cam 12 which is adapted to normally lie beneath the spring-catch7. A cylindrical plate 13 is formed on the opposite end of the rod 11,on the outside of the socket, and is provided with two or more openings14 the purpose of which will be presently described. A casing 15 open atthe top surrounds the plate 13 thereby holding the same in position.

A key is indicated at 16 and is provided with a forked end forming arms17 adapted to enter the openings 14 in the plate 13. This key is usedfor unlocking the safetycatch. whereby the whip may be removed from thesocket. ihe whip is indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1 of the drawingsand designated by 18.

Having fully described the detailed construction of my device, it isthought that the operation and advantages will be clearly understood. InFigs. 1 and 2 of the drawings the safety device is shown in lockedposition with the whip held in the socket against removal by anyunauthorized person. When it is desired to remove the Whip the arms 17of the key 16 are placed within the openings 14 of the rotatable plate13 and by rotating the plate 13 the cam 12 is rotated, thereby raisingthe spring-catch 7 and disengaging the right-angled extension 8 from theshoulder formed by the notch 9. The spring 6 will then swing the member3 upon the pivot thereby releasing the whip whereby it may be removedfrom the socket. When it is desired to again lock the whip, it is onlynecessary to insert it within the socket and by pressing upon theenlarged head of the rod 10, the member 3 is brought into engagementwith the whip and the catch 7 is raised by the inclined end of themember 3, thereby allowing the right-angled eX- tension 8 to engage inthe socket 9.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is: a

In a Whip socket, the combination with a body having semicircularmembers therein and a catch for connecting the semicircular members, ofmeans for releasing the catch, said means comprising a rod aassingthrough the body a cam formed on the inner end of the rod, a platesecured to the opposite end of the rod and having openings therein, acasing secured to the body and engaging the outer face of the plate,

and means engaging the openings in the plate for rotating the same.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN F. ERWIN. Vitnesses H. A. SLY, R. A. GILES.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

